Senior Underwriter - London
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
join the Underwriting Team based in London.
Reporting to the Underwriting Manager & Director of Descartes UK, you will be a key
contributor to the development and deployment of climate risk models for the
pricing, underwriting and monitoring of weather-related parametric policies for corporates and public entities.Your key missions will include:
- Collaborate with the business team and brokers to understand client needs and risk transfer challenges to successfully underwrite new business and renew accounts;
- Conduct thorough analyses for product design and coverage structuring in order to meet the needs and expectations of the clients;
- Improve and develop pricing models in order to model the risk, underwrite policies for corporates and public entities, and monitor the portfolio performance and accumulation;
- Contribute to insurance proposal and underwriting documentation in order to finalise policies for corporate clients and public entities worldwide;
- Operate in the London market, leading discussions and projects with brokers and partners;
- Collaborate with various divisions of Descartes in order to sustain the growth of the portfolio (e.g. R&D teams, Legal, Operations, Risk Management);
- Technical & Business Leadership: help both the underwriting strategy and the review of the work conducted by Underwriting Data Scientists, providing guidance on technical modeling matters & business requirements.
- Graduated from a leading academic institution with a degree in mathematics, statistics, data science, physics or related;
- 4 years of significant experience minimum (post graduation) in data science or related;
- As a plus: track record of experience in leading a (small) team and managing business projects;
- As a plus: prior experience in structuring, pricing & underwriting parametric insurance covers for climate risks.
- Proficiency in Python (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn);
- Strong background in statistics and mathematics, showing clear understanding of probabilities;
- Eye for quality, autonomous and attention to detail;
- Fluency in English (written and verbal communication) is required;
- Good level of one additional language (e.g. Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish...) is a plus.
- Interested in insurance industry and climate risks modeling;
- Strong team spirit;
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Eagerness to solve complex problems and technical challenges;
- Rigorous, creative and meticulous mind;
- Strong desire to learn and acquire responsibility;
- Results oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-cultural environment.
- Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world, allowing you to progress towards technical excellence;
- Commitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development (think annual seminars, training etc.) ;
- Work in a collaborative & professional environment ;
- Be part of an international team, passionate about diversity ;
- Join a company with a true purpose – help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;
- A competitive salary, bonus and benefits.
- Step 1: Call and HR Interview with our Talent Recruiter
- Step 2: Manager interview
- Step 3: Technical online test
- Step 4: In person or remote manager interview
- Step 5: In person team interview to meet our team and discover our offices